Headliners

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Stat of the dayMemphis' Lorenzen Wright had a nice game in the Grizzlies' 94-85 loss to the Mavericks. All he did was score 33 points and grab 26 rebounds.

Quote of the day

`It's good to have personnel back that you have relied on.'

-- Lakers Coach Phil Jackson, on the re-signing of guard Brian Shaw

`STACK' PUTS JORDAN IN HIS PLACE

In a battle of former North Carolina standouts, Jerry Stackhouse scored 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting as the Detroit Pistons pounded Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards 100-78. Jordan scored 19 points on 8-of-18 shooting and played just 22 minutes because Coach Doug Collins opted to rest him in the rout. Did His Airness agree with the move? `This is [Collins'] team,' Jordan said. `I'm not going to override him.'

BRYANT KEEPS LAKERS PERFECT

Kobe Bryant scored 15 points in the 4th quarter as Los Angeles rallied past Utah 100-96. The Lakers came back from an 18-point, 1st-half deficit to improve to 4-0.

CARTER IN CONTROL FOR RAPTORS

Vince Carter scored 28 points as Toronto defeated Indiana 113-100.

MOOCHIE SAVES THE ROCKETS

Moochie Norris hit a 3 at the buzzer to give Houston a 103-100 win over Phoenix.